Adjustable attachment buffer



ABlUSTABLE AUACHMENT UFFER.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. i0, |920.

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ALBERT LYN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Speclication of Letters Patent.

lllz'atented Nor. 2, i920.

.application filed February io,` 1920. sel-iai no. 357,756.

vthe butter -front of any suitable shape and f construction andpreferably having looped ends is pivotally or loosely vconnected withthe attaching members as through suitable. pivoted connector links whichprovide hinge adjustment between these parts, so that the attachingmembers may be adjusted with respect to the butter front so as to fitvehicle trame members at diiferent distances apart. The pivotal or hingejoints'used in connection with these links may be provided with serratedor other iupughened ends or contact surfaces, and connector bolts may beusedr to strongly tighten these coperating conneet-or members so astostrongly and rigidly hold the parts in adjusted position and prev'entshake and rattle under ruiming conditions ot the vehicle. more pivotalor hinge joints may be provided in one or both sides of the butierattaching eonnection, and the attaching members may, in some cases, befolded inward toward or against the butter front to make a more compnetshipping condition of the butter. j

In the accompanying drawing showing in a somewhat diagrammatic Way anillustrative embodiment of this invention,

Figure l is a plan view of an illustrative buffer.

Fig. is an enlarged side vienY taken substantially along the line 2--2ot Fig. l. parts being shown in section; and

Figs. 3. 4 and 5 are enlarged perspective views showing diiiierent partsot' the eonstruction.

The buiier trent may be oi any desired shape and construction, and withsuch adjustable attaching members and connections a one piece bitl'erYl'ront muy be used, it desired. s indicated the butier Jfront may be`formed ot resilient strip material sueh us spring steel strip oilsuitable. size and eon'iposition. the 'liront strip 2 preferably havingloops on which the connector in this way one or portions 19 may beformed. T he butter front, may in some cases, be reinforced by suitablereinforcing strips or members such as one or more additional springstrips l, secured to the front member in any suitable Way, and havingthe ends 8, 9 projecting out toward the end loops of the butter front.in some cases it is desirable to detachably connect such reinforcingstrips or members to the butter front, for which purpose suitable"clamping devices G, l() may be provided to more or less inclose thecooperating strips around which they are tightened by the bolts ornuts?, l1. n

The attaching members 5 may be formed of generally similar spring steelstrip, it' desired, and may have the usual bolt holes or slots throughwhich apertures may extend hook bolt or other attaching devices to clampor secure the attaching members to the frame members of the automobileor other vehicle. These attaching members may have connector portions28, adjustably connected to the butter front by pivoted connector linkssuch as 4a. which if desired may have at each end an adjustable hinge orpivotal connection with these cooperating buiier members so that theposition of the attaching members may be adjusted 'to lit the vehicleframe members and then the parts clamped so to give a considerabledegree of rigidity and strength to these hinge or pivotal connectingportions. The connector links 4L ay as indicated in greater detail inFigs. 2 and 5, be ot' flanged construction so as to comprise the web si.and projecting fianges 12, 13, which may more or less inclose thepivotal or connector portions of the cooperating butler members to whichthey may be clamped by any suitable means such as the clamping connectorbolts 1.7 and nuts ltl with which lock washers may rooperate asindicated. Vinmany cases it'is desirable to have these connector iiangesinelose the cooperating pivotal portions which may advantageously be inthe form ot integral connector sockets such as 2O formed on thecooperating buiier members and-provided with serrated ends lil, whichmay be recessed or retracted within the edges of the adju cent strip orconnector portions ot the butler members on v/hieh they are termed so asto give a generally uniforni Width to these eonnerted butler niembers.lf desired7 such eonneetm' sockets may be `termed by first bendingaround a gations on the connector `langes 22 which may have such shapeand size as to coperate with the serrated ends of the connector socketswith which they co ierate. Then When the holes 2l are former in theseconnector flanges they may be slipped over the cooperating sockets andconnected thereto by the connector bolts which allow the parts to beforcibly moved or adjusted when the bolts are not tightened. This makesit possible to swing these connector links and at-V taching membersinward toward the buffer front when the butler is packed or shipped inconnection with its sale and the boiler is thus all in one piece,requiring only the opening out and adjustment of these parts andtightening oi" the connector bolts to make it `fit any regularautomobile to which it may be quickly and easily attached by the use oihook bolts or other devices. These connector bolts force the serrated orcorrugated laces of these hinge or pivotal connector members together sostrongly as to prevent undesirable movement of the parts under runningconditions and to give a high. degree or strength and rigidity andresistance to movement even under collision conditions. l

lThis invention has been described in connection with a number ofillustrative forms, proportions, parts, arrangements, materials, methodsoft connection and-use, to the de* tails of which disclosure theinvention is not of course to be limited, since what is claimed as newand what is desired to be secured by Letters Patent/is set forth in theappended claims.

l. rlhe automobile butter comprising a spring strip butler frontmcmbeuhavinga one piece resilient strip front formed with end loops andconnector portions, a front reinforcing strip connected to said buii'erfront, resilient strip attaching members having connector portions,ianged connector' links having on each end inclosing1 connector flangesformed with opposing inner faces, integral connector sockets formedonsai'd connector portions and having ends recessed Within the edges ofthe adjacent strip to be engaged and clamped between the opposing` facesof said connector' flanges, and connccf tor bolts passing through saidiianges and sockets to adjustably clamp the cooperatingv parts together.l

2. rlllhe automobile buder comprising a Leanser ing through said ilangesand sockets to ad; pistably clamp 'the cooperating parts together.

3. The automobile buffer iront member having a resilient strip frontformed Ywith end loops and connector portionsE attaching members havingcon-- nector portions, connector links having on each end inclosingconnector flanges formed with opposing inner faces7 connector socketsformed on said connector portions and having ends recessed Within theedges of the adjacent strip to be engaged and clamped between the o iaosin" faces of said connector flanges, and connector bolts passingthrough said flanges and sockets to adjustably clampI the cooperatingparts together. Y

4. The automobile butler comprising a one piece spring strip butlerfront member having end loops and inturned connector portions, resilientstrip attaching members havingconnec'tor portions and flanged conctorlinks having on each end inclosig connector anges formed with corrugatedopposing inner faces, integral connector sockets formed on saidconnector portionsv and having serrated ends recessed Within the edgesof the adjacent connector portion strip to be engaged and clampedbetween the opposing iaces of said connector flanges, and connectorbolts passing through said flanges and sockets to adjustably clamp thecoperating parts together.

5. rlhe automobile-buffer comprising a butler 'front member havingconnector portionse attaching members having .connector portions andflanged connector links having on each end inclosing connector tlanges4formed with corrugated opposing inner faces, integral connector socketsformed on said connector' portions and hai/'ing serrated ends recessedWithin the edges of the adjacent connector portion to be engaged andclamped between the opposing faces of said connector flanges andconnector bolts passing through said flanges and sockets to adjustablyclamp the cooperating parts to gether.

f ii. lllhe automobile builer comprising a bulier front member havingconnector portions, attaching members having connector portions andflanged connector links having inclosing connector flanges formed withop-A buiier comprising ai' ico por-inga inner taees7 integral Connectorsockets 'Formed on saiil connector portion and having` to be engaged andclamped between the o i'iposing tac-es of saitl connector flanges, andminier-tor bolts passing through said flanges anrl sockets to adjustnblyclamp the eo-"p erating parts together.

i'. l'lhe anton'iobile butter Comprising butler tront meinbe'i having,1enil loops and iitnrneil'pivotal eonneetor portions, resilil stripattarhinp,` members having pivotal connector portioiis and r'onneetorlinks havinp; on eaeh enil flanged connector portions adapted torooperato with sait-l pivotal Conner-tor portions, and connector boltspassing through said ronneetor portions to adjustabiy clamp thecooperating parts together.

o. The automobile butler comprising a, bulle-r Yl'ront member havingpivotal connector ptntions, attaching' members having pivotal ronneetorportions and Connector links havim on each end connector portionsafilaptril to rooperate with said pivotal ronnerlor portions, andeonneetor bolts passing throng-h said connector portions toaffljustabljtY el amp the cooperating parts together.

9. The automobile buffer comprisingr a buffer front member havingpivotal eonnee.- tor portions, attaching members having pivotalconnector portions and eonneetor links having Connector portions adaptedto coperate with said pivotal Connector portions, and connector bolts toadjustabliY clamp the eooperating parts together.

l0. The automobile buii'er comprising;` a butler vfront member havinganinturned. pivotal connector' portion, attachingr meinbers comprising apivotal connector portion and a connector link havingr on each entlflanged connector portions adapted to coperate with saitl pivotalconneetor portion, and means to adjustably clamp tl1e operating partstogether.

ll. The automobile buffer comprising a buffer front member having a.'pivotal connector portionv` attachingl members comprising a pivotal(-onneetor portion anil a ronnector link having a connector portionadapted to cooperate with said, pivotal ronnector portion7 and means toadjustably clamp the eope 'ating1 parts together.

GEORGE ALBERT LYON.

